Now hear me out, my class is great. I love each and every one of them no matter how frustrating they can be at times. But teaching a class of orphans means that I wouldn't have parents telling me that I don't communicate enough despite weekly, in-depth newsletters with attached research articles on education... and that their child doesn't learn because they don't have 8 pages of homework every night, but they have perhaps one page of homework and math games and reading that they can do...
As one of my colleagues says, "Do they go into their doctors office and tell them how to run their practice? No. So don't come into school and tell us how to run our classroom..."
I am only one person... I can only do so much... How can I possibly do MORE??
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ReplyDeleteParents are the best, aren't they?
Move here and you won't be able to understand their complaints unless you purchase Rosetta Stone software. Solves a lot of problems...
HAHAHA Love it Lisa-
ReplyDeleteSara- just do your thing. Don't be swayed. My dad told me a long time ago that if you spend all your time trying to please everyone--- you will still please what seems like no one.
I have conferences starting up this coming week. Not too worried about it. We are required to make monthly home calls. The parents here sign a contract of "involvement". The one set of parents who seem very interested in everything--- still seem decent. Guess I've been lucky in that aspect.